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(No Model.)

A. P. OOGSWELL & S. F. WOODY.

MINIATURE BILLIARDS.

Patented Feb. 3, 1891.

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

MINIATURE BILLIARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,626, dated February3, 1891.

Application filed January 8, 1890. Serial No. 336,277. (No model.)

To wZZ whom it may concern: postto the other, on which are strung two Beit known that we, ASA F. COGSWELL, of sets of counting-buttons l9.Humboldt, in the county of Richardson and The operation is as follows:The game may State of Nebraska, and SIDNEY F. WOODY, of be played by twoor more persons, as in the Kansas City, in the county of Jackson andgame of ordinary billiards, the rings 14 being State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new of the proper colors to bereadily distinguished anduseful Improvements in Miniature Bilfrom each other, the points beingmade by liards, of which the following is a full, clear, snapping withthe finger, or otherwise cansand exact description, reference being hadto ing one of the rings to strike two or more of 10 the accompanyingdrawings, formingapart of the rings on the table. This may be done bythis specification. causing one 01": the rings to carom against an- Ourinvention relates to a device by which other of the rings in order tostrike a third, the ordinary game of billiards maybe played or the carommay be made against one of in a parlor or other suitable place on asmall the rings and the bank 13, according to the 15 table especiallyconstructed for that purpose; position of the rings. If in playing theiniand our invention consists in features of novtial ring should stopbetween the line 15 and elty, hereinafter described, and pointed out thebank 15, the player can move the ring out in the claims. in a directline until it comes inside of the Figure I is a perspective View of ourimline 15, in order that he may have a chance 20 proved device. Fig. IIis a vertical section to make the carom' against the bank. In

showing construction of table. playing the player may turn the top ofthe ta- Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the ble on its pivot andtrack, in order that he legs of the table, to the upper ends of whichmay be in the proper position to act on the is secured a collar 2,havinga central vertical initial ring; or,in other words, the player may25 opening 3. remain seated and turn the table around to 4 represents abolt having a head 5, by suit theplay,instead of walking around thewhich it is attached to the under side of the table as in ordinarybilliards. As the points top 6 of the table by means of screws 7. (Seeare made they are counted by sliding the but- Fig. II.) The bolt 4extends downwardly tons 19 along the wire 18.

30 through the opening 3 in the collar 2. The We have described ourtable as being conlower end of the bolt 4 has a screw-threaded structedfor the purpose of playing a game; portion 8, on which may be placed awasher but it will be readily seen that the same may 9 and a thumb-nut10. Secured to the collar be used as an ordinary table, and thus pos- 2is a circular track 11, on which travel pulsess a double value. \Vhen itis desired to 35 leys 12, said pulleys being journaled to the use thetable in an ordinary way, the posts 16 8 under side of the top of thetable. Extendand their attachments may be removed and ing around thefour sides of the top 6 of the placed in a drawer 20 provided for thatpurtable are raised projections or banks 13, said pose, and thethumb-nut 10 maybe tightened banks being rigid and limiting the outwardup, and the top 6 thus be prevented from ro- 0 movement of a series ofelastic or semi-elastic tating on its pivot. rings 14. Extending aroundthe upper side It will be observed that the rings lie fiaton of thetable parallel with the banks 13 and the table, and as they arepossessed of consome distance from the same, made of inlaid siderableelasticity they will on striking the wood or other means, is aline 15,the purpose rigid bank or other of the rings rebound or 45 of which willbe described hereinafter. fly off at an angle with considerable force,

10 represents removable posts placed in the top of the table being ofnon-frictional sockets 17 in the banks 13, said posts being surface, sothat the rings may be retarded as situated on opposite sides of thetable to each little as possible in their passage. other. lVe claim asour invention- 5 18 represents a wire extending from one 1. A game-tablehavinga rotary top witha I0 non-frictional surface, rigid banksextending around the outer edge of said table. and. elustic ringscapable of beingforced into contact with each other and with the banks,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A game-table consisting of a top 6, supporting-legs 1, projections orbanks 13 on thetab1e,pr0videdwithopeningsremovable posts 16, received bysaid openings, wire 18, and counting-buttons 19 on said Wire, said postsbeing removable so that the table may be transposed into an ordinarytable, substantiaily as and forthe purpose setforth.

